past 10 years, Origin Materials has developed a platform for turning the carbon found in non-food biomass into useful materials, while capturing carbon in
the process. Origin Materials patented drop-in core technology, economics and carbon impact are supported by a growing list of major global customers and investors. Origin Materials first
commercial plant is expected to be operational in 2022 with a second commercial plant expected to be operational by 2025 and plans for additional expansion over the next decade.
On February 17, 2021, Origin Materials and Artius announced a definitive agreement for a business combination that is expected to result in Origin
Materials becoming a public company. Upon closing of the transaction, expected in the second quarter of 2021, the combined company will be named Origin Materials, Inc. and remain listed on the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol
ORGN. The transaction, together with anticipated financing and grants, is expected to fully fund Origin Materials until EBITDA positive, and allow Origin Materials to scale and commence commercial production to begin to meet signed
customer offtake and capacity reservations of $1.9 billion across a diverse range of industries.
For more information, visit
www.originmaterials.com.
About Artius Acquisition Inc.
Artius is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Artius was co-founded by Charles Drucker, the former CEO of WorldPay, Inc., a leading payments company, and its predecessor company,
Vantiv. Inc., and Boon Sim, the Founder and Managing Partner of Artius Capital Partners LLC.
For more information,
visit https://www.artiuscapital.com/acquisition.
About Apollo Global Management
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. We seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from
investment grade to private equity with a focus on three business strategies: yield, hybrid and opportunistic. Through our investment activity across our fully integrated platform, we serve the retirement income and financial return needs of our
clients, and we offer innovative capital solutions to businesses. Our patient, creative, knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve
positive outcomes. As of March 31, 2021, Apollo had approximately $461 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.
Important Information for Investors and Shareholders
In
connection with the proposed business combination transaction, Artius filed an amended registration statement on Form S-4 (the Registration Statement) with the SEC on May 3, 2021, which
includes a proxy statement distributed to holders of Artius ordinary shares in connection with Artius solicitation of proxies for the vote by Artius shareholders with respect to the proposed transaction and other matters as
described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer of securities to be issued to Artius shareholders and Origin Materials stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. The Registration
Statement was declared effective on May 27, 2021, and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other proxy materials were mailed on or about June 1, 2021 to Artius shareholders of record as of May 19, 2021. Investors and
security holders and other interested parties are urged to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, any amendments